TWAIN, SHANIA
(*1965)
TWAIN, SHANIA (b. Timmins, Ontario, August 28, 1965) Twain is an impossibly perky Canadian songstress who has become a major pop phenomenon. Twain grew up in relative poverty in the backwoods of Ontario. She has been singing since the age of three, winning talent shows from the age of eight, and performing locally and on national television since her early teens. She trained as a Broadway-style singer/dancer/performer in Toronto, then began performing in the resort town of Deerhurst after her…